Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-22
CHAPTER XvIII.-CoNrISrEp.

CHAPTER RXNIII.-CoNrINrEp.
An 4 SAID. that Is thy complaint, Is itF'
Thou hast the blood sickness, hast thoui and
the Wooipecker wants u tree. And at thy
aee, too Shame on thee. umslopogaas!9
sAy, Macumszah mine is red trade, Yet
n is better and more honest than some Bet
ter is il TO slay "A man in fair fight than to
suck out his hearts blood in buying and sell
ing and usury, after your white fashion.
Many a man have slain, yet is there never
q one that should fear to look IN the face
again: ay, many are they who once were
friends, and whom should Ire right glad to
snuff with. But there! there! thou hast thy
vsys and mine. each to his own people and
his own place The high veldt OK will die in
the fat bush country, aud SD it Is with ME,
Nacumazain l am rough, l know IL, and
when nv blood is warm I know not what to
do. but vet wilt thou lie sorry when the night
swallows me and am utterly lost in the
Machines; for in thy heart thou lowest me,
my father, Macuma1ahn the fox. though I
be but q broken down Zulu wariog-a chief
for whom there is no room in his own kraal,
an outcsst and wandercr in strange places:
oy, I love thee, Macumazahn, for We have
grown gray together. and there is that be-
tween us that cannot be seen, and vet is too
strong for breaking;" and he took his snuff
box, which was made Of an old brass cart
ridge. from the slit in hisear, where he always
carried 1t, and handed it to me for me TO
help myself.
1took the pinch Of snuff with some emotion.
1t was quite true was much attached to the
bloodthirsty old r1iifian don't kno" what
was the charm "f his character, but 1t had a
cbarm; perhaps II was Its fierce honesty and
directness' perhaps ono admired his almost
superbuman skill AMI strength, or 1t may
have been simply that he was :" absolutely
unique Frankly, WIN al my experience
OF saVaSes, never knew msn quite IKE
him, he was so wise, and yet such child
with It all' ard though II seems iaughable {"
say 50, like the hero OF the Yankee parody,
he had tender heart Anyway, l was
very fond OF him, though l should never
have thought Of telling him 50.
"Ay. old wolf. ] said, thine Is strange
love. Thou wouldst split me 10 the chin II
stood IN thy path tomorrow.
Thou speakest truth, Macuniazahn: that
would l II II came IN the way OF duty, but L
should love thee all the same when the blow
had gone fairly home. Is there any chance
ot some lighting here, Macurna1ahnf he
went on, in an insinuating voice "Methought
that what sa" last night did show that the
two great queens We're vexed one with an
other, else had the Lady oil the Night not
brought thai dagger with her.
agreed with hlm that 1t showed that more
or less piqne ana irritation e2ls'ed between
the ladies, and told him how things stood, and
that they were quarreinS over incubn.
~Ah, Is 1t So: lie exclaimed. srringIng up
IN delight then VIII there I've war as surely
as the rivers rise IN the rains-war TO the end.
Women l"re the last blow as well as the last
word and when They fight for love they are
pitiiess as wounded buffalo. Sc thou,
Nacumazahn, woman VIII SWIM through
blood u her desire. ana THINK nauShf of IT,
With these ewes have l seen It once, and twice
also. All, Macunszahn, we snail see tins line
place OF houses burning yet, AMI hear The bat
tie cries come ringing up the street After
all, l have not wandered Tor nothing. Can
this folk fight, think Ne:
Just then Sr hehrS JOINED us- and Good
arrived, too. from another direction, looking
very pale ahd hoiiow eyed lhe moment
Cmslopogaas saw the latter be stopped his
bi""hfh'rsty taik anh greeted bim.
All. bouG G"an' he cried, greeting :"
Thee, lnk"os. th"u art surely weary. bidst
'nou nun ~, "'u.n '' VIII"
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